News Update March 19, 2020
Resources for worship and prayer at home, plus everything you need to know about the diocesan response to COVID-19 and more.
News Update 03-20-2020
How to Livestream – a recorded webinar
90-minute webinar. Heidi Pitts of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon recently held a comprehensive webinar on live streaming. Read on for a link to a recording of the webinar, and links to the webinar notes. associated documents.
Praying and learning at home on the diocesan website
One-minute read. Find out about the home-based resources we’ve selected to help you pray, learn, and observe Lent at home.
Additions to the Pastoral Direction on the Diocesan COVID-19 Response
Three-minute read. Updates and clarifications to the March 16 pastoral directions. Bishop Marty’s response to request for further information and guidance following the publication his pastoral directions on March 16. Note: this Direction has been superseded.
Cancellation of Church Gatherings
One-minute read. Bishop Marty issues a pastoral direction ceasing in-person gatherings and meetings from Wednesday March 18th until further notice. Note: this Direction has been superseded.
News Update Extra March 13, 2020
In this issue: the diocesan response to COVID-19, and Prayer in the midst of an epidemic.
The diocesan response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Two-minute read. To cope with the rapidly changing situation regarding the spread of COVID-19, we are actively monitoring the situation and consulting widely with experts and those impacted. In response, temporary changes are being made to how services are conducted, we’ve canceled or postponed all diocesan events through to the end of April, and we are working to move all scheduled meetings to online attendance.
Prayer in the midst of an epidemic
Two-minute read. COVID-19 is causing disruption to our daily lives like no other circumstance in my lifetime. Not since W.W. II has the United States’ “home front” been forced to alter every aspect of our daily journey through life to the magnitude the coronavirus has already changed our routines. It is unprecedented.
Presiding Bishop voices support for bishops who cancel worship services, suspend common cup
One-minute read. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on March 12 issues direct guidance on coronavirus response, telling members of the House of Bishops they have his support if they and their congregations choose to cancel public worship services to help slow the outbreak of the virus.
A message from The Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop Michael Curry regarding worship in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
One-minute read. On the evening of March 11, 2020, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church Michael Curry shared the following message with the bishops of The Episcopal Church.
